I went down at about 20 mph on my current bike (gravel!!!) 

I went down a couple of weeks ago trying to avoid someone who decided to turn in front of me.

It does seem like a lot of bikes for sale have "never been down", I see that very often on low mileage bikes.  So they have "never been down" in the entire 1000 miles that they have been ridden

Quote from: DucAtomic on August 08, 2008, 02:34:42 PM
Dropped one ever. The reason I put the poll up is that when I see ads for bikes for sale it seems that the majority (like 80%) are listed as never have been dropped. This is in no way scientific but I was curious about the percentage comparison. Though one could argue that a crashed bike wouldn't be listed for sale, so that may blow this whole experiment anyway. In that case the vote for boobies wins.

Well, now that you've qualified your initial poll question I would have to change my answer to "YES".  I haven't dropped the current one but had plenty of "drops" both on and off the track on my previous bikes.

Voted No, Not yet....but I have dropped my Honda Shadow...In high school...But the Duc is virgin.

dropped my first bike in a soft gravel shoulder while learning (old 500cc honda shadow)

recently had a relatives bike fall over on me (kickstand went tits up as i was dismounting)

i voted for boobies

Quote from: herm on August 08, 2008, 05:11:51 PM
dropped my first bike in a soft gravel shoulder while learning (old 500cc honda shadow)

recently had a relatives bike fall over on me (kickstand went tits up as i was dismounting)

i voted for boobies

+1 for dropping the poor shadows....good bikes...mine is still hanging around...I'm actually searching for the key right now...make the beast with two backsing lost it....bloody keys growing legs...

I voted "boobies"

I never dropped my bike but one time a car hit it while parked and the other time I got rear ended by a boobie...


I have some crappy luck with these dumb little things...

I dropped 1 out of 3 bikes but in reality I didn't spend as much time on the bikes I didn't drop 

I am sure it would just have been a matter of time.

I've dropped or crashed almost every bike I've owned, hell I've highsided my Honda Ruckus, but I would never drop my Monster!

Quote from: woodyracing on August 08, 2008, 06:05:59 PM
I've dropped or crashed almost every bike I've owned, hell I've highsided my Honda Ruckus, but I would never drop my Monster!

please elaborate on how you highsided a ruckus.

i always worry about going down. dropping it to me is one thing. but going down is a tottaly different matter. maybe you should adjust the pole to show that comparison.

the ron

Out of the last five street bikes, dropped one, one time. Dirt bikes...many, many times.

my parents house has a large shop on a hill behind the house.  The driveway from the shop is blacktop and goes steep downhill and into a left hairpin at the bottom to curve back towards the house.  bit too much speed, dragged the footboard, bike slid, rear wheel went into the grass and caught in a hole or something.  Got a couple feet of air but only going a few mph it was nothing major.

Ruckus now has sliders:



and yeah, I have a problem... lol

Had to put yes,  In my driveway as pulling out.  One of those WTF moments.   Sand and Rock will do it to ya.

Dropped it once. Came close twice. Biggest problem is I can't pick it up. Soooo embarrassing.